{"id":1879,"date":"2025-08-22T23:38:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T15:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pesaka.benamicistudio.com\/?page_id=1879"},"modified":"2025-08-22T23:42:49","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T15:42:49","slug":"light-hardwoods-melunak","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pesaka.benamicistudio.com\/ms\/light-hardwoods-melunak\/","title":{"rendered":"Light Hardwoods Melunak"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"bde-section-1879-100 bde-section\">\n              \n  \n  \n\t    \n      <div class=\"section-background-video\">\n              <video\n          autoplay\n muted\n playsinline\n loop\n>\n        <source src=\"https:\/\/pesaka.benamicistudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/13156885_1920_1080_60fps.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\" \/>\n      <\/video>\n      <\/div>\n\n\n  <div class=\"section-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"section-container\"><div class=\"bde-div-1879-101 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"bde-heading-1879-102 bde-heading\">\nMelunak\n<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section><section class=\"bde-section-1879-103 bde-section\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section-container\"><div class=\"bde-div-1879-104 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-1879-105 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"ourapproach\" class=\"bde-heading-1879-106 bde-heading\">\nMelunak\n<\/h3><div class=\"bde-text-1879-107 bde-text\">\nThe Standard Malaysian Name for the timber of Pentace spp. (Tiliaceae). Vernacular names applied include balong ayam (Peninsular Malaysia), baru (Sarawak), janda baik (Peninsular Malaysia), kebal ayam (Peninsular Malaysia), kempayang hantu (Peninsular Malaysia), melunak (Peninsular Malaysia) with various epithets, pinang baik (Peninsular Malaysia) and takalis (Sabah) with various epithets.\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-1879-108 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-1879-109 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-1879-110 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-text-1879-111 bde-text\">\nColor : \n<\/div><div class=\"bde-text-1879-112 bde-text\">\nBrown with a Red or Pink Tinge or Red-Brown\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-1879-113 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-text-1879-114 bde-text\">\nAir-dry Density (kg\/m3):\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-text-1879-115 bde-text\">\n530-755\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-1879-116 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-text-1879-117 bde-text\">\nFamily:\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-text-1879-118 bde-text\">\nTiliaceae\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-1879-119 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-text-1879-120 bde-text\">\nClassification:\u00a0\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-text-1879-121 bde-text\">\nLight Hardwood\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-1879-122 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-1879-123 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bde-image2-1879-124 bde-image2\" src=\"https:\/\/pesaka.benamicistudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Medium-Hardwoods-MELUNAK-min.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pesaka.benamicistudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Medium-Hardwoods-MELUNAK-min.jpeg 349w, https:\/\/pesaka.benamicistudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Medium-Hardwoods-MELUNAK-min-222x300.jpeg 222w, https:\/\/pesaka.benamicistudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Medium-Hardwoods-MELUNAK-min-9x12.jpeg 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 349px) 100vw, 349px\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-1879-125 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-text-1879-126 bde-text\">\nUses : \n<\/div><div class=\"bde-text-1879-127 bde-text\">\nThe timber is suitable for interior finishing, decorative works, panelling, mouldings, superior joinery, cabinet making, furniture, flooring, ornamental items, joists, railway sleepers, plywood, staircase (apron lining, carriages, riser, stringer, tread, bullnose, round end and winder), pallets (expendable and permanent light duty types) and other light construction. There is a suggestion that this timber will make good diving boards. In Burma, similar timber is sold under the name of 'Burma Mahogany' or 'Thitka' and is a very popular wood for high class furniture.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-1879-128 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-1879-129 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bde-image2-1879-130 bde-image2\" src=\"https:\/\/pesaka.benamicistudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Medium-Hardwoods-MELUNAK-min.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pesaka.benamicistudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Medium-Hardwoods-MELUNAK-min.jpeg 349w, https:\/\/pesaka.benamicistudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Medium-Hardwoods-MELUNAK-min-222x300.jpeg 222w, https:\/\/pesaka.benamicistudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Medium-Hardwoods-MELUNAK-min-9x12.jpeg 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 349px) 100vw, 349px\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Melunak Melunak The Standard Malaysian Name for the timber of Pentace spp. (Tiliaceae). Vernacular names applied include balong ayam (Peninsular Malaysia), baru (Sarawak), janda baik (Peninsular Malaysia), kebal ayam (Peninsular Malaysia), kempayang hantu (Peninsular Malaysia), melunak (Peninsular Malaysia) with various epithets, pinang baik (Peninsular Malaysia) and takalis (Sabah) with various epithets. 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